Past Events

ICSEW is partnering with The Center for Women & Democracy, The Washington State Women's Commision, and the KD Hall Foundation celebrating women in state government who are making a difference.

NOMINATIONS are open until January 22, 2024

Celebrating Women in Leadership

ICSEW is pleased to partner with The Center for Women & Democracy, The Washington State Women's Commission, and the KD Hall Foundation to celebrate women in state government who are making a difference!

The Center for Women & Democracy is an organization that empowers women to lead where they land. The Center hosts Women at the Capitol, an event that celebrates elected officials, state employees, and others who work to advance and protect women's rights and push for gender equity and equality in Washington State.

We invite you to consider state-employed women and female identifying individuals who deserve recognition by submitting their names in the form below. Self-nominations are welcome.

Nomination Form: https://forms.office.com/g/F1KBLjpxCF

Please submit by January 22nd, honorees will be selected and notified by February 1st.

Two honorees will be celebrated at the Women at the Capitol event on Friday, March 1st, 2024

On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, WIN BRG wants to celebrate you - our mentors and mentees. This is a time for us to celebrate, connect, network, share stories, and introduce the WIN Mentoring Program team.

Please join us if you are interested in learning more about our Mentoring Program as a mentor or a mentee, or if you want to network and make connections.

Register today!

Description: Did you know a 529 plan can cover more expenses than just tuition and support a variety of academic pathways across the country and even abroad? Learn how the Washington 529 Education Savings Plans help families save for a variety of college and career training expenses.

This 30-minute webinar will guide you through the details of the Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) Program and DreamAhead College Investment Plan. Q&A is provided to help you get your savings started today.

Location: Online – ZOOM

Dates: Second Thursday of every month from October to December 2023

Register for one or all three webinars: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y0dEVnbbR06EVS8MErnPcA#/registration

• October 12, 2023 12:00 PM

• November 9, 2023 12:00 PM

• December 14, 2023 12:00 PM

Contact information: Please contact the WA529 Community Relations Team at 360.485.1198 or WA529Outreach@wsac.wa.gov with questions or comments. To learn more visit 529.wa.gov.

WIN Public Speaking Group

Hosts: Gina O'Neill, Gwen Willis, & Raquel Rice Professional & Career Development

If you would like to practice public speaking, please sign up for Washington Immigrant Network's “WIN-Public Speaking Group.” Our goal is to help develop the professional skill of effectively speaking in front of groups of people in meetings or other events.

This is a supportive and inclusive environment where we will comfortably engage in speaking and evaluation activities.

Please have a two-minute speech prepared that you would like to receive feedback on.

Feedback will be provided by those who are in attendance through an objective evaluation. The schedule will depend on the number of people we have signed up for each date.

Register for Nov. 1 - 11am to 12pm

Register for Nov. 8 - 11am to 12pm

Registration for the Office of Equity's Annual Convening: We The People is now officially open! We have options for virtual and in-person attendance.

Please follow this link to register and join us for this year's We The People Convening!

This event will be hosted at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center located at 1500 Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA, on October 24th & 25th. We look forward to being in community with you.

If you need assistance in registering or have any questions, please send us an email at connect@equity.wa.gov.

Where:

Greater Tacoma Convention Center
1500 Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA

Washington state agencies and communities working together to achieve equity in public contracting, education, employment, and services so everyone has a fair chance to live out their dreams and thrive in business, school, work, and life

More details coming soon.

Visit: www.equity.wa.gov

ICSEW and the Washington State Business Resource Groups (BRG's) are pleased to invite your participation in a State Book Club where we will read and discuss the book ‘So You Want to Talk About Race' by author Ijeoma Oluo.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the following form so that you may receive the Microsoft Teams meeting invitations (you will not need to resubmit a form if you have already filled it out).

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=F-LQEU4mCkCLoFfcwSfXLSibZhztF9pEkmbTYza_gQVURUhEMFg5RFNNQVlBVzdFU1AxMU9TWDQ3Vi4u

The orientation and discussion dates are as follows:

• Discussion #1 – October 23rd at 1:30 PM

• Discussion #2 – November 6th at 1:30 PM

• Discussion #3 – November 20th at 1:30 PM

• Discussion #4 – December 4th at 1:30 PM

• Discussion #5 – December 18th at 1:30 PM

Places to Obtain a Copy of ‘So You Want to Talk About Race?'

Check local libraries for digital, audio, and physical copies for the book:

• Seattle Public Library - https://www.spl.org/

• Tacoma Public Library - https://www.tacomalibrary.org/

• Timberland Public Library - https://www.trl.org/

• Yakima Valley Library - https://www.yvl.org/

• Spokane Public Library - https://www.spokanelibrary.org/

• Library finder - https://libraryfinder.org/

List of diverse owned bookstores:

https://diversebooks.org/diverse-owned-bookstores-you-can-support-right-now/

List of independent bookstores in Washington

https://www.newpages.com/independent-bookstores/washington-independent-bookstores/

Please feel free forward this email to those who may be interested in joining us in these discussions (you do not have to be a state employee or a member of ICSEW/ the BRG's to join this book club!)

If you have any questions, please email us at icsew@ofm.wa.gov.

Host: Christina Pourarien, WIN Chair

When: Oct 19, 2023, from 1pm to 2:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting at the following link:

Click Here to Register

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

ICSEW and the Washington State Business Resource Groups (BRG's) are pleased to invite your participation in a State Book Club where we will read and discuss the book ‘So You Want to Talk About Race' by author Ijeoma Oluo.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the following form so that you may receive the Microsoft Teams meeting invitations (you will not need to resubmit a form if you have already filled it out).

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=F-LQEU4mCkCLoFfcwSfXLSibZhztF9pEkmbTYza_gQVURUhEMFg5RFNNQVlBVzdFU1AxMU9TWDQ3Vi4u

The orientation and discussion dates are as follows:

• State Book Club Orientation - October 9th at 2 PM

• Book Club Facilitation Training – October 16th at 11 AM

• Discussion #1 – October 23rd at 1:30 PM

• Discussion #2 – November 6th at 1:30 PM

• Discussion #3 – November 20th at 1:30 PM

• Discussion #4 – December 4th at 1:30 PM

• Discussion #5 – December 18th at 1:30 PM

Places to Obtain a Copy of ‘So You Want to Talk About Race?'

Check local libraries for digital, audio, and physical copies for the book:

• Seattle Public Library - https://www.spl.org/

• Tacoma Public Library - https://www.tacomalibrary.org/

• Timberland Public Library - https://www.trl.org/

• Yakima Valley Library - https://www.yvl.org/

• Spokane Public Library - https://www.spokanelibrary.org/

• Library finder - https://libraryfinder.org/

List of diverse owned bookstores:

https://diversebooks.org/diverse-owned-bookstores-you-can-support-right-now/

List of independent bookstores in Washington

https://www.newpages.com/independent-bookstores/washington-independent-bookstores/

Please feel free forward this email to those who may be interested in joining us in these discussions (you do not have to be a state employee or a member of ICSEW/ the BRG's to join this book club!)

If you have any questions, please email us at icsew@ofm.wa.gov.

Register for Real Talk! 2023

Thank you to every person who participated on the Real Talk panel in September and spoke on equity within AI. We also want to extend gratitude to the folks who spoke on their experience within the Hispanic & Latine community. We appreciate you all bringing your experience to Real Talk!

We hope you are able to attend the next Real Talk, Wednesday, October 11th, from 11:00 –12:00 pm, for our Real Talk! session and from 12:00–12:30 pm for our Post Talk.

We invite you to lean in, be curious, and engage in honest dialogue about racial equity, justice, and belonging to co-create a state government system that works for everyone.

Centered in belonging, we will unpack truth, reconcile the past, learn from one another, connect, and together, experience healing from harm. We encourage you to lean in, be curious, and explore experiences different from your own.

Through the 7 Office of Equity Values: Access, Justice, Ubuntu, Love, Equity, Dignity, and Belonging, we talk about healing, love, truth, and reconciliation and what that looks like in state agencies.

This is the moment and place to have real talk to truly transform our agencies into places where real people experience equity, justice, and belonging every day, now and for generations to come.

Register for Real Talk and Post Talk 2023 Series

Subscribe to monthly Real Talk news

Watch the Real Talk Introduction for more background.

Thursday, October 5, 2023, 12 pm to 1 pm

Zoom Registration

In this presentation, we will discuss the world roots of contemporary Latine (both Latin American and US Latine) music including influences from North African, Sub-Saharan African, Middle Eastern, Romany, Iberian, and Native American musical traditions.

Presenter: Nohemy Solórzano-Thompson, DSB

Connection to the Land
and Access to the Outdoors

Thursday, September 28, 2023, 12 pm to 1 pm
Zoom Registration

Vamos Outdoors Project will be joining Latino Leadership Network to present their work in connecting Latine, Migrant, Multilingual, and Newcomer youth and families in Whatcom and Skagit counties with outdoor and academic programs. This work contributes to the breaking down of barriers which have prevented these communities from accessing outdoor recreation, while also supporting many facets of youth development.